| Rapid Fire Theatre 2009 and 2010 text overviews - actors' biographies |
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ActorsKevin Gillese is an improviser and comedy artist from Edmonton, Alberta where he is the artistic director of Rapid Fire Theatre, home of the longest running Theatre Sports show in the world. Kevin has toured all kinds of shows across Canada, the United States, Australia and of course his beloved Europe. Last spring he was thrilled to premiere Scratch at one of the biggest comedy festivals in the world: The Melbourne International Comedy Festival. After having been with RFT for twelve years, it’s safe to say that he has spent most of his adult life working as an improviser. Kevin has also appeared in several Canadian films and television shows, one American film and a few Australian television shows. He likes to get around, so what!?! Arlen Konopaki im member of Rapid Fire Theatre and actor in Scratch show. He graduated from the University of Alberta with his BFA in acting. He has been improvising for 8 years with various companies and spent the last 5 seasons with Rapid Fire Theatre. Selected stage credits include: Romeo & Juliet (Free Will Players), A MidSummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Prospero), Boy Groove (Synapse Theatre) and Candida (Studio Theatre). With his film company High Wire Films he has completed two independent features entitled The Greatest Love Story Ever Told and Losing Will. Kayla Lorette, originally from Vancouver but now living in Toronto, is redefining the possibilities for young improvisers in Canada. When she was just nineteen her long form improv group AKA was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award, the youngest group ever to receive a nomination in any category, and the next year they were nominated again. With AKA she has been featured at several improv festivals across the country including: The Vancouver International Improv Festival and Rapid Fire Theatre’s Improvaganza Festival. Since then she has gone on to win second prize in “Canada’s Next Great Comedy Legend” a television series put together by Second City and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. This led to a job offer from Second City Toronto and her subsequent move out east, where she also joined a number of other improv companies including: Ghost Jail Theatre, ProjectProject, Catch 23, and Impromptu Splendour. Most recently she spent a few months shooting her new television series “That’s So Weird”, a sketch comedy show for YTV. Kayla is so excited for her first tour outside of Canada! Kurt Smeaton is a comedian and writer from Toronto, Canada. He has been improvising for 17 years working with excellent companies such as Instant Theatre (Vancouver), RapidFire (Edmonton), BadDog, Second City (Toronto), Dad’s Garage (Atlanta), The Sticking Place, The Institute (London) and The Canadian Improv Games (Ottawa). Kurt has performed for 53 consecutive hours in DieNasty’s Soapathon and 50 consecutive hours in London’s Improvathon. He produces and performs in the popular weekly show Catch23 and the annual Tournament of Wonders. Kurt has been featured in several television shows and commercials including a main role in the nationally broadcast sketch comedy hit The Holmes Show.
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